ANNIVERSAY ISSUE 0717

ON THE COVER
TATYANA
FIGUEIREDO
Some Roads to Hollywood
Are Longer Than Others
L
ike youngsters everywhere (even in Brazil), Tatyana would spend
hours upon hours watching television. And, at a young age, she
knew she wanted to become an actress. When she was old
enough, she enrolled in a college where she could study acting.
After that, she spent the next three years in an acting school which
offered more specialized classes for actors who wished to pursue
careers in film and television. To gain more practical experience,
Tatyana volunteered her time in a theatre group with roles in plays
and other productions such as short films. Her earlier rigors were
rewarded when the theatre company hired her to teach acting to its
other members.
Her skills did not go unnoticed. She became one of over 150
applicants to become part of Margie Haber’s acting program – in
Hollywood. Margie did have one basic required facet and that
was... her students had to speak English! So, in less than four
months of arduous learning, Tatyana learned a new language.
Tatyana made the life-changing decision and moved to Los
Angeles and started all over. She became one of Heber’s top students.
Her new life and career magically changed as she attained
several roles in short films, doing modeling as well as several television
commercials. And, to sharpen her craft, she became part of
the Sherman Oaks based Whitefire Theatre, one of L.A.’s premier
ensemble theatre companies which regularly offers its acting members
the opportunity to perform live on stage.
All of Tatyana’s perseverance, hard work and dedication to her
acting career finally paid off when was cast in the Warner Bros. film,
Suicide Squad. She recalls the experience of her first major role and
looks back on the road she has traveled to date.
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